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"textContent": "Thomas Massie (R-KY) has drafted a bill with the help of Naomi Brockwell (Ludlow Institute)—and introduced it co-sponsored with Lauren Boebert (R-CO)—which addresses the “third-party loophole” where the US government is able to obtain huge amounts of personal information from data brokers and other data collectors without a warrant or any oversight.\n\nThe **Surveillance Accountability Act** would:\n\n * Require a warrant for targeted investigations\n * Require a warrant for all surveillance\n * Prohibits warrantless use of facial recognition and license plate readers in public spaces\n * Eliminate buying data from data brokers by agencies where a warrant would typically be needed to obtain that data directly\n * Allow people to sue the government when their rights here have been violated\n\n\n\nMore info:\n\nThe Surveillance Accountability Act\n\n### Surveillance Accountability Act | Protect Privacy Now — Take Action — The...\n\nSupport legislation that requires warrants for government surveillance, closes data loopholes, and restores constitutional privacy protections in the digital age.\n\nFull text:\n\nmassie.house.gov\n\n### surveillance_accountability_act.pdf\n\n64.29 KB",
"title": "Surveillance Accountability Act drafted by Naomi Brockwell and Rep. Thomas Massie"
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